Applying Wisdom to Contemporary World Problems

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sternberg, Robert J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nusbaum, Howard C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Glück, Judith (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Psychology, Applied.; Critical psychology.; Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Cultural policy.; Political leadership.; Popular Science in Psychology.; Applied Psychology.; Critical Psychology.; Community and Environmental Psychology.; Cultural Policy and Politics.; Political Leadership.

This book presents perspectives from world experts in the field of wisdom studies to propose how wisdom can provide the foundation upon which solutions to social and global problems can be grounded. The authors argue that where society has come to rely on leaders with skills relating to knowledge an...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Where Have All the Flowers of Wisdom Gone?
• An Analysis of Teaching for Wisdom Over the Years; Robert J. Sternberg
• 2. The Erosion of Democracy: Can We Muster Enough Wisdom to Stop It?; Don Ambrose
• 3. Wise Reasoning in an Uncertain World; Igor Grossmann & Anna Dorfman
• 4. Wisdom vs. Populism and Polarization: Learning to Regulate Our Evolved Intuitions; Judith Glück
• 5. The Breakdown of Civic Virtues and the Problem of Hate Speech: Is There Wisdom in Freedom of Speech?; Howard C. Nusbaum
• 6. "Hate Begets Hate; Violence Begets Violence": A Wisdom-based Analysis of Contemporary Social Activism; Nic M. Weststrate
• 7. Wisdom and Moral Exemplars; Megan Mischinski & Eranda Jayawickreme
• 8. Practical Wisdom in Islamic law: From the Local to the Global; Tom Woerner-Powell & Ricca Edmondson
• 9. Can Wisdom be Helpful?; Ursula M. Staudinger
• 10. Wisdom in the Workplace; Hannes Zacher & Ute Kunzmann
• 11. The Practical Applications of Self-Transcendent Wisdom; Carolyn M. Aldwin & Michael R. Levenson
• 12. Vedanta Philosophy's Contribution to Wisdom Development for Leadership: Grounding Indian Practical Wisdom in Higher Knowledge and Purpose; Surya Tahora, Snehal Shah, & David Rooney
• 13. How Wisdom Can Help Solve Global Problems; Nicholas Maxwell
• 14. Practical Wisdom and Health Care; Barry Schwartz & Kenneth E. Sharpe
• 15. Seeking Wisdom: A Physician's Journey in the Wake of 'Charlottesville'; Margaret Plews-Ogan
• 16. Not Today, and Probably Not Tomorrow Either: Obstacles to Wisdom and How We May Overcome Them; Judith Glück, Robert J. Sternberg, & Howard C. Nusbaum.